Speaking ahead of Saturday’s north London derby at Wembley, Kane said: “I remember the first time we played against Arsenal [for Tottenham’s academy team] and even back then, I had a chip on my shoulder.

“It might sound ridiculous. I was only eight when they let me go, but every time we played them, I thought, ‘Alright, we’ll see who’s right and who’s wrong’.

“Looking back on it now, [being released by Arsenal] was probably the best thing that ever happened to me because it gave me a drive that wasn’t there before.

“For me, the rejection is the best thing that ever happened to me.”

Kane celebrates scoring against Arsenal back in 2015

Kane scored a brace for Tottenham in his first senior appearance against Arsenal in a 2-1 victory back in 2015.

The forward, who was writing for The Players’ Tribune, added: “I remember walking round the pitch after the final whistle and clapping to the fans and it felt like, ‘well, I told you so’.

“We were in the tunnel, and I thought, ‘Okay took me 12 years, but we’ll see who was right and who was wrong.”

“I scored two that day, and the winner in the 86th minute was something that I’d never even dream of visualising before a match.

“It was a header — probably the best header I’ve ever scored — and that feeling when it hit the back of the net, I’ve never felt a rush like that in my whole career.”